Trying to blend the two together is fraught with so much danger, even for experienced business people and professional real estate investors.Having a dream to help those that appear less fortunate is admirable and one that I hope you can realise in the future, assuming this is your real passion and not just a fad.

There are many people that are behind this campaign, and with the support of the town Mayor, Greg Ballard, and the members of this group, it will always flourish and continue to grow.Key Takeaways: People with otherwise nothing in common blend well in No Mean City.

I am going to post about it as I have never come across this blend of expertise and don't know if there is some kind of conflict as they handle legal and the brokering.

That is a 15% return, I know using the rule of 72 in 4.8 years my 200 and now 400, then if re-invested @15% my $400k becomes $800k in about 9.5 years and the $800 becomes nearly $1.6 M by the time I need to withdraw funds.This is what I want to model to determine the best current alternative + to keep the money working I'd need to add another investment every two years or so.In addition to the $1.6 million you would have the loan pay down and any appreciation which after 14 years could easily add another 15-20% (blended).I've tried to keep the example above simple but also realize the spreadsheet model would need to accurately account for:Cost to purchase, cost to sell, UBIT, management, etc., etc.  --  for me I am not terribly concerned about UBIT as I think worrying about that is like stepping over dollars to pick up pennies, although maybe it changes my return from 15% to something a little less.On a similar note, this might be a great BiggerPockets calculator with a couple of tweaks it could be used for IRA investor or a standard business modeling tool if all monies are remain in the business / not withdrawn to pay personal living expenses.I can create this spreadsheet but I am not particularly good at making things like this user friendly....appreciate any direction others might have for something currently available or something that could be used as a starting point.Thanks, bernie

Make sure your house blends in with the neighborhood. 

In the beginning, you won't know landlord lingo or acronyms and how everything blends together: CapEx, Cap Rate, BRRRR, ROI vs Yield, Capital Gains...and whether or not they actually matter to you as a new landlord.

I currently use Buildium for my real estate "tasks", but to blend that with my personal reminders, seems near impossible. 

So what other companies are trustworthy while offering better overall blended rates/costs?

Blended indices from some carriers are as high as 16-17%.

Ratios, reserves, etc, are fully blended these days.